Hi Virginia,
I've heard him interviewed before and he also emphasised the importance of breastfeeding in preventing child deaths. It's very heartening!
Karleen Gribble
Australia
On 02/11/2014, at 9:28 AM, Virginia Thorley wrote:

> I have been Lactnet nomail for a considerable time, but I'm back for a few
> days, despite a  very busy time at the moment.
> 
> 
> 
> This morning on radio I heard an interview with someone from Surf Aid, which
> I believe is an Australian aid body funded by surfers who travel to
> Indonesia for surfing. The man interviewed was also a medical doctor and
> told how he had decided to visit a village while surfing in the area. He was
> appalled to see many tiny graves and asked about the causes of sickness and
> death in babies and small children.  Malaria was the big killer, but
> diarrhea and other infections were also killers, despite the devotion of
> very caring parents. As these were treatable diseases, he talked with other
> surfers and they established a foundation.
> 
> 
> 
> Among the health strategies to prevent infant deaths were mosquito nets and
> anti-malarials and he specifically mentioned breastfeeding.
> 
> 
> 
> Virginia
> 
> Dr Virginia Thorley, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA
> 
> Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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